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Maye and a first next year

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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LAR)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureA
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: B.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

Flournoy falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Reaching for Holker left real value on the table behind him.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 3 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton in the Round 2 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick68 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
By-the-book stuff, Devontez Walker at slot 68 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick137 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
A reach on Dallin Holker in the 137th pick; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at pick No. 180 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
They took Jase McClellan at par in No. 193, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick231 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
Ryan Flournoy in the 231st overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.